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School Overview

School Info

The School of Dental Medicine, supports the missions of its academic health center and its University through programs in education, patient care, and research which benefit both public and professional constituencies at local, regional, national, and international levels. As Connecticut`s only public school of dentistry, the School of Dental Medicine commits to provide predoctoral educational opportunities for qualified Connecticut residents who desire to become broadly competent general practitioners of dental medicine, capable of providing for most of the oral health care needs of the State`s citizens. It actively assists its students in achieving their career goals by creating a collegial environment in which academic excellence and the pursuit of scholarship enhance the quality of instruction, advance the understanding of human biology and pathology, and raise the standard of oral health. To the extent its resources permit, the School of Dental Medicine joins other State institutions to provide educational opportunities for dental auxiliaries.

Curriculum

The School of Dental Medicine curriculum is designed to provide students with a comprehensive educational experience that allows them to master the knowledge and requisite skills associated with the practice of general dentistry.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Include bus directions or a link to bus directions in the interview email. The 66 or the 66T bus goes from downtown Hartford to the front door of the Health Center and Dental School. Schedules on CTTransit website."
-Posted 09/24/2012 |
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"What did you learn about the information section today given by the associate dean? Why UConn? What part of the program attracts you the most?"
-Posted 03/29/2008 |
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"Why do you think the committee offered you a second interview? Since your first interview, what did you do to strengthen that area?"
-Posted 01/14/2008 |
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"Why dentistry?
Where do you see dentistry going in the future?
Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
What schools did you apply to?
Where else have you interviewed?
Why should we choose you to come here?
How do you fit in with this program?"
-Posted 12/08/2005 |
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"Why not medicine? Why not any other health field? (The only way to stop this is to either answer that dentistry is a medical speciality or to state a much lower health field--ex/"What should I be, an X-ray tech?""
-Posted 02/12/2005 |
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"Why did you take so long to decide to go to dental school? (I graduated college and went to gradschool first, but did not like it, so I left. I didn't think taking 2 years was all that long to decide to dedicate 4 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to a career)."
-Posted 11/16/2004 |
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"If a person came to you for cosmetic care because they claimed their appearance made them unemployable, is it your responsibility to treat them even if they can't afford it?"
-Posted 09/19/2008 |
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"I thought one of my interviewers was really out of line, and I am still debating whether or not to report that person to UCONN administration. This person asked me two questions which seemed to be designed for me to just flip my lid and were beyond appropriate questions one should be asked at an interview, and had nothing to do with my application.
If anyone from UCONN dental school is reading this review, I want you to know that students who spend years studying deserve to be respected. You should also hope that I choose not to do anything about your illegal questions. "
-Posted 12/30/2007 |
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"Why dentistry?
Where do you see dentistry going in the future?
Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
What schools did you apply to?
Where else have you interviewed?
Why should we choose you to come here?
How do you fit in with this program?"
-Posted 12/08/2005 |
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"Tell me about the comic you write for your school's newspaper. (I guess they want to see how each student is different! I didn't even think they'd see that detail in my app ;) )"
-Posted 10/11/2005 |
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"Unfortunately, I wouldn't qualify any of the questions interesting, as the majority were qualifications about my trascript (what courses taken when)."
-Posted 11/16/2004 |
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"How was the dentistry in Russia?(i am originally from there)... after my answer, "So, if you were given unlimited amount of resources, what would you put these funds into the most?"
-Posted 11/20/2003 |
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